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She had a protruding forehead, crooked nose, buck teeth and dark skin. Her name was Pham Thi Duyen, She was constantly taunted for her looks by many people around her, particularly her schoolmates. "I was rarely called by my real name. They called me ‘the girl who eats papayas without a spoon,’ ‘mouth having roof protection from rain,’ ‘ugly as a toad’... "My classmates often flattened my bicycle tires and shoved me to the ground. I would cry and ask my mother why I was born ugly like this." Then and now: Duyen before and after the plastic surgery. After finishing secondary school, Duyen did not want to remain "invisible" in the classroom, so she left school to find a job in Ho Chi Minh City. However, she was rejected by all the companies, until she was admitted by a tailoring shop where interaction with customers was not required. In 2014, Duyen got married to a man from the northern Nam Dinh Province, who was five years older than her and worked … [Read more...] about Beauty and the beast gets a Vietnamese twist

Back to English Comments Travel & Life - September 28, 2018 | 04:54 pm GMT+7 Ricardo Glencasa is different, and loves that in Vietnam, s/he is loved for being different.“Are you guys ready for the show?”The audience cheers yes as Ricardo Glencasa flounces into the room in a pink, flouncy dress. Every weekend, hundreds of people flock to a bar in District 1 in Saigon and enjoy performances by Drag Queens. When the applause fades in the glimmering light, Ricardo cannot hide the delight of an artist loved by his fans.In Vietnam since 2017, Ricardo works as an English teacher. He goes to class in formal vests and pants.But as the night falls, he dons gorgeous gowns, make-up and wigs to become a drag queen, theater slang for men dressed as women. Most drag queens are homosexual men, but many women and heterosexual people also use drag to unlease their creativity."I was bullied by my friends during childhood, and as an adult, I was discriminated against by society … [Read more...] about A dignified man during the day, flamboyant woman at night – VnExpress International

Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer. — Photo vulture.comViet Nam News NEW YORK — Neil Simon, the prolific and Pulitzer Prize-winning US playwright celebrated as the king of comedy who won more Oscar and Tony nominations combined than any other showbiz writer, died on Sunday. He was 91. The brains behind more than 30 plays, 20 screenplays and five musicals, Time magazine dubbed him the "patron saint of laughter." Many of his works are classics of 20th century American theatre and Simon has been credited with playing a seminal role — along with film director Woody Allen — in re-crafting US humour in the 1960s and 1970s. His influence has been felt through the generations, The New York Times drawing a line between Simon’s early comedies and the character-based comedy in the 1990s hit sitcom Seinfeld. Longtime … [Read more...] about US playwright, ‘king of comedy’ Neil Simon dead at 91

Tran Trong Duyet, the former director of the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' prison, grew to respect the young John McCain AFP/Nhac NGUYEN One of them, the former director of the infamous Hoa Lo prison, recalls verbally sparring with the famous inmate and says McCain's refusal to budge on his views eventually earned his admiration. "It was his stubbornness, his strong stance that I loved when arguing with him," retired colonel Tran Trong Duyet told AFP. In the decades following the Vietnam War, McCain - who died Saturday at the age of 81 -- forgave the enemies who once held him captive, and helped reconcile the two countries that today enjoy strong ties. His five and a half years in prison began in October 1967 when McCain was thrown into the French-built jail after his Skyhawk divebomber was shot down over Hanoi's Truc Bach lake. Fished out with a broken leg and two broken arms he was shipped to the cold, crowded facility where some 500 prisoners of war were held. His captors quickly … [Read more...] about John McCain’s Hanoi Hilton jailor recalls ‘stubborn’ POW